Sarah Spain Archive

Sarah Spain

Contributor, espnW.com
Sarah Spain is a SportsCenter Anchor for Chicago's ESPN1000 and a reporter for ESPNChicago.com. She's a proud Cornell alum and a huge Chicago sports fan. You can follow her on Twitter @SarahSpain.
  • Hoops and hockey the highlights tonight

    Single, spoken for, or somewhere in between, anyone can dig into this Tuesday night of hoops and hockey action.

    Feb 15 7:17 PM ET | By Sarah Spain

  • Page 2: Valentine's Day ticket promotions for fans

    Feb 14 | By Sarah Spain

  • A very fuzzy Valentine's Day?

    Candy and flowers are so cliché. espnW's Sarah Spain has found a more original way to surprise that sporty senorita in your life this Valentine's Day.

    Feb 14 | By Sarah Spain

  • What we're talking about on Twitter

    Here's the best of @espnW and our contributors on Twitter. Make sure to follow us all for more sports news and observations!

    Feb 14

  • Basketbrawl, the sequel?

    Amare tries to avoid another Ron Artest clothesline; the Hornets try to knock off two of the league's top squads; and the Celtics and Heat battle for the East's top spot, all in this weekend's Games We're Watching.

    Feb 11 2:10 PM ET | By Sarah Spain

  • What we're talking about on Twitter

    Here's the best of @espnW and our contributors on Twitter. Make sure to follow us all for more sports news and observations!

    Feb 11

  • Red Storm strike again

    Last night Kobe Bryant stole Ray Allen's thunder, Miami's Shenise Johnson poured it on in Maryland and the St. John's Red Storm swept through the Big Apple once again.

    Feb 11 6:35 AM ET | By Sarah Spain

  • Waddle & Silvy

    Waddle's taking the mustache for a test ride! Sarah Spain joins in on the throwback fun by sporting a perm for 80's day on the show. College buckets with Illini head coach Bruce Weber and NBA talk with Bulls guard Kyle Korver. Plus, Bobcats head coach Paul Silas also discusses Michael Jordan practicing with his team.

  • Jerry Sloan checking out of Salt Lake City

    After 23 seasons at the helm of the Utah Jazz, Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan announced his resignation this afternoon. Sloan's decision to leave the team appears to be motivated by a disintegrating relationship with star point guard Deron Williams.

    Feb 11 9:28 AM ET | By Sarah Spain

  • Hoops. It's what's for dinner

    A canceled meeting between the NFL and its players' union has football fans searching for something -- anything! -- to take their minds off labor negotiations. A solid slate of hoops games (and maybe a couple pints of their favorite brew) should do it.

    Feb 10 1:45 PM ET | By Sarah Spain

  • What we're talking about on Twitter

    Here's the best of @espnW and our contributors on Twitter. Make sure to follow us all for more sports news and observations!

    Feb 10

  • Athlete's Life

    Surfer Lakey Peterson's got Bieber fever

    In the Pro's Questionnaire, our favorite sports figures take an abridged version of the most famous personality test, the Proust Questionnaire. Sixteen-year-old surfing phenom Lakey Peterson is next.

    Feb 10 | By Sarah Spain

  • Athlete's Life

    The Jet-setting ways of Braylon Edwards

    In the Pro's Questionnaire, our favorite sports figures take an abridged version of the most famous personality test, the Proust Questionnaire. New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards is up next.

    Feb 22 | By Sarah Spain

  • Athlete's Life

    Outspoken Mavs owner Mark Cuban opens up

    In the Pro's Questionnaire, our favorite sports figures take an abridged version of the most famous personality test, the Proust Questionnaire. Next up, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who, let's be honest, needs no introduction.

    Feb 17 | By Sarah Spain

  • What we're talking about on Twitter

    Here's the best of @espnW and our contributors on Twitter. Make sure to follow us all for more sports news and observations!

    Feb 9

  • What we're talking about on Twitter

    Here's the best of @espnW and our contributors on Twitter. Make sure to follow us all for more sports news and observations!

    Feb 8

  • A Bears fan's begrudging congrats to Packers

    espnW's resident Chicago Bears fan, Sarah Spain, wishes the Green Bay Packers begrudging but genuine congratulations on their Super Bowl XLV victory.

    Feb 7 3:07 AM ET | By Sarah Spain

  • Before the big game, partying with the stars

    espnW's Sarah Spain navigates the red carpet at ESPN the Magazine's NEXT party, chatting with ESPN personalities and celebrities about this Super Bowl and their favorites from years gone by.

    Feb 6 | By Sarah Spain

  • Bears' Israel Idonije is Man of the Year finalist

    espnW's Sarah Spain caught up with Chicago Bears defensive end Israel Idonije, a finalist for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, the only NFL honor that recognizes a player's excellence on the field and charitable contributions off of it.

    Feb 6 | By Sarah Spain

  • Athlete's Life

    Chatting with Cowboys WR Miles Austin

    When Sarah Spain took her Gatorade fitness test after seven weeks of training, she had Cowboys WR Miles Austin cheering her on. After the test Sarah got a chance to talk to Austin about training, as well as his perspective on the Cowboys' season.

    Feb 9

  • Catching up with Jerome Bettis

    Former Steeler Jerome Bettis found time in his jam-packed Super Bowl week to chat with espnW's Sarah Spain. Bettis shared his advice for current Steelers in advance of the big game, and he talked about the upcoming Pro Football Hall of Fame announcement.

    Feb 4 | By Sarah Spain

  • Night and day at the Super Bowl

    If Super Bowl week is only half about the game, then what are the thousands of people who have descended upon North Texas doing the rest of the time? Partying!

    Feb 3 11:46 PM ET | By Sarah Spain

  • Athlete's Life

    Day of Reckoning

    After following the Gatorade Sports Science Institute's fitness and fuel plan for seven weeks, travel delays, icy roads, and her own sense of trepidation weren't going to keep Sarah Spain from taking her "final exam."

    Feb 3 | By Sarah Spain

  • Fight off football withdrawal

    After a season of Sundays spent watching football, the dent in your couch is perfectly formed to your rear. Now's not the time to get up and do something with your life. Stay inside, grab some snacks and find a way to power through this weekend.

    Jan 28 3:03 PM ET | By Sarah Spain

  • Welcome to Indiana basketball

    After 19 straight losses to ranked opponents, the Hoosiers finally broke through last night, upsetting a Big Ten rival and giving coach Tom Crean his biggest win in Bloomington. But Illinois was not the only ranked team to go down.

    Jan 28 9:15 AM ET | By Sarah Spain